7 Beauty Lessons We've Learned From the First Ladies

For the most part, we Americans take our style, beauty, and fitness cues from the worlds of fashion and celebrity, not politics. But these six First Ladies—including Jacqueline Kennedy and Michelle Obama—have us pledging a new allegiance.

FIND A GOOD HAIRSTYLIST AND STICK WITH HIM

Nancy Reagan had hairstylists, plural: one in Los Angeles, one in Washington, D.C., and one in New York City. But she clearly had a favorite: She invited L.A. stylist Julius Bengtsson to do her hair for her husband's inauguration, then brought him to Europe for Prince Charles's wedding (check out her look above) and a European economic summit soon after. Bengtsson was just as loyal: He came to D.C. once a month to touch up Reagan's color—and flew there on his own dime, using money from his $12,000-a-year consulting contract with Clairol. If you're good to your stylist, they'll be good to you, too.